"The hunt is over for today, boss. The tribe members are returning to the nest."

Although Gobu Meng's sudden strength was puzzling, Gobu Da's small brain wasn't capable of pondering such complex matters.

The beating he took earlier seemed like it never happened.

Gobu Da grinned, trotting over with a demeanor more exaggerated than a dog that hasn't been seen in months.

"Let's head back then, lead the way!"

"This way, boss, this way!"

Gobu Da cheerfully led the way, with Li Meng following closely behind.

Before long, Li Meng and Gobu Da caught up with the tribe in the forest.

The movement of nearly a hundred goblins through the forest was quite loud.

Goblins are short, weak, and ugly creatures.

Their weapons are very rudimentary, either wooden clubs or stone axes.

It's absolutely impossible to hunt forest boars with such tools.

Some of the larger goblins wielded iron weapons.

There were knives, swords, and maces, a diverse assortment.

Some goblins even wore ill-fitting leather armor.

The larger goblins were the small bosses of the tribe.

Each small boss was followed by more than a dozen goblins.

They were the main force in hunting forest boars.

Gobu Da, as a boss, was just a small boss under another small boss.

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After about four hours of walking, they reached the nest.

The goblin nest was located in a cave at the foot of a large mountain.

From afar, Li Meng could smell a foul stench.

Bones were piled up outside the cave, almost forming a mountain.

There were skeletons of various magical beasts and goblins.

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Li Meng even saw many skeletons resembling humans.

Though the cave was pitch black, it didn't affect the goblins at all.

Goblins naturally preferred damp and dark environments.

Their eyes had night vision capabilities.

"Who am I? Tell me, who am I?"

At the end of the cave was a massive space.

On a giant stone platform sat a huge, burly figure.

Though it was also green all over, its physique was enormous, standing three meters tall.

In front of ordinary goblins, it was like a small giant.

"Gobu Ba, Gobu Ba!"

The goblins in the cave raised their weapons and shouted loudly.

Every goblin looked at the massive figure on the stone platform with admiration and excitement.

Upon entering the cave, Li Meng witnessed this lively and noisy scene.

It was then that Li Meng realized that the goblins he traveled with were just a hunting party.

This was the main base of the goblin nest.

The number of goblins in the cave was no less than a thousand.

[Name: Gobu Ba]

[Race: Goblin Leader]

[Level: 54]

[Strength: 195]

[Defense: 106]

[Agility: 101]

[Magic: 37]

[Limb Enhancement: LV3]

[Berserk: LV1]

The terrifying attributes of the goblin leader made Li Meng shudder.

With his current strength, the goblin leader could kill him with just a finger.

Besides the goblin leader, Li Meng also saw many Big Goblins and Goblin Soliders in the cave.

Near the giant stone under the goblin leader were a few goblin champions.

Ordinary goblins were about 1.3 meters tall.

Big Goblins were taller and stronger, close to 1.7 meters in height.

Goblin Warriors were even more robust, standing around 2 meters tall.

Goblin Soliders' physiques were second only to the goblin leader, standing about 2.5 meters tall.

On the cave walls on both sides were many small holes.

Those were prisons, places where female creatures were held.

Goblins had no females and relied on other female creatures to reproduce.

Goblins had no reproductive isolation with any race.

As long as the size was suitable, they could be used as breeding tools.

The prisons held many female groundhogs and wild boars.

The size of female groundhogs was suitable for mating with ordinary goblins, with each litter bearing about ten.

Goblin Soliders and above would mate with forest wild boars, with each litter bearing no less than twenty.

The gestation period for any creature mating with goblins was only one month.

The growth cycle of goblins was also short.

With enough food, they could reach adulthood in a month.

This terrifying reproduction speed made goblins as hard to eradicate as rats.

At the innermost part was the breeding room, where pregnant female creatures were sent.

Seeing the live spring palace scene in the crude prison, Li Meng rolled his eyes.

"How did I become such a wretched thing?"

Li Meng sighed deeply in his heart, filled with confusion about his future life.

"Huh, what's that?"

At this moment, something sparkling on the rock wall caught Li Meng's attention.

Although the light was faint, he could see some crystals on the rock wall.

The colors emitted by the crystals varied.

The presence of these faintly glowing crystals slightly dispelled the darkness in the cave.

Upon closer inspection, those glowing crystals were indeed magic crystals.

Li Meng's eyes lit up, and he quietly moved closer to the rock wall.

In a corner, Li Meng leaned against the rock wall.

His hands were busy prying magic crystals from the wall.

In no time, Li Meng had pried off ten magic crystals.

Li Meng didn't take too many, as he had no more room to store them.

"Boss, what are you doing with those shiny stones?"

Although Li Meng was careful, Gobu Da still noticed.

Looking at Gobu Da in front of him, a flash of killing intent crossed Li Meng's eyes.

If Gobu Da started shouting, he'd be finished.

"Nothing... nothing, these glowing stones look nice, I want to collect some."

Fortunately, Gobu Da's intelligence didn't extend beyond thinking about food.

Gobu Da didn't mind his boss prying magic crystals from the wall.

"Let's go, let's find a place to sleep."

The sky outside was gradually darkening.

Many goblins in the cave began to sleep on the ground.

In the following days, Li Meng lived the daily life of a goblin.

With the lessons from simulated life, Li Meng had no choice but to behave.

Leaving at dawn and returning at dusk, his daily task was to hunt outside.

Even if he couldn't fill his stomach, he had to bring back enough food.

Otherwise, he'd be punished, whipped.

Exceeding the task might earn him the right to mate if he was lucky.

Goblin offspring were absolutely loyal to their fathers.

Goblins could identify their fathers by scent.

Once granted mating rights, they could form a team within the tribe.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, about ten kilometers from the goblin nest in the forest.

Following the team, Li Meng quietly approached a goblin.

Then he knocked it out with a punch.

"From now on, I'm your boss, got it?"

The goblin on the ground nodded fearfully.

"Good, follow me!"

Watching the goblin walking ahead, Li Meng approached it.

Coming up behind the goblin, Li Meng patted its shoulder.

The goblin turned around, looking at Li Meng with confusion.